Welcome to Your Library!

• The library is open for student check out from 7:50-8:10 and 10:40-11:20 daily and during their library class.
• Students check out one book at a time.
• Parents can open up an account and checkout between 7:50-2:30.
• Parents and community members may check out 2 books at a time.
• All books in a family must be returned before a student or parent can check out again.
• Books are checked out for one week and must be returned before new titles can be borrowed.
• Books should be returned weekly the day before your child's regularly scheduled library class or daily if the child checks out at our early morning "Open Checkout" period.
• Lost and badly damaged books must be paid for. Books which can be repaired will be charged a $5.00 fee for materials.
• Damaged or lost barcodes will cost $2.00

It would be greatly appreciated if you could volunteer at any time convenient for your schedule.Volunteer jobs include making bulletin boards, book displays, shelving, processing books for check out, counting BoxTops/Campbells labels, entering data on the school library web page and working our two book fairs. Call Ms. Robb at 577-5970 to set up a time to volunteer!

Personnel

The library is operated by a Master's certified School Library Media Specialist with 21 years of experience. Robyn Robb is a K-12 Information Specialist in her 8th year at Seymour Primary. Ms. Robb was honored with the Elementary Teacher of the Year Award for Sevier County in the 2002-2003 school year. She has twice been a building level Teacher of the Year at Pigeon Forge Middle School and Seymour Primary School. If you would like to email our Media Specialist, Robyn Robb her email address is: robynrobb@sevier.org.

Debbie Sise is our Library Assistant.

We collect Boxtops and Campbell's Labels! 

Please collect Boxtops for Education and Campbell's product UPC's. Send them into the library with your child. We earn money for each one turned in and use them to purchase materials for the library! Log onto www.boxtops4education.com and register with our school to help us win a chance to double our earnings this year!

AR? STAR? STAR Early Literacy? What's that?

AR stands for Accelerated Reading. AR is an individualized computerized reading assessment program. Our school uses the STAR or STAR Early Literacy reading test to assess your child's reading ability. Your child is assigned a RL or reading level number according to his/her test results. They then read books in their RL and take a computer test for comprehension of the story. AR gives the teacher strategies for helping your child learn to read. We use this program as a supplement to the instructional reading curriculum. AR is a reading motivational tool we use to help your child practice reading. Your child should be read to every day or they should be reading on their own every day. Reading takes practice and we encourage you to enjoy reading with your child! STAR is a reading test we give to our students who are reading independently. STAR Early Literacy is an audio test we give to student's who are in the reading readiness stage. Students in STAR can begin AR because they are able to begin the process of reading alone. Students in STAR Early Literacy do not yet use AR. Reading level numbers or RL's mean the year and month in school your child is reading at independently. For example: An RL of 2.6 means second grade, sixth month. This will give you an idea of the success your child is achieving in reading. There are 6 levels of certifications in AR your child can work towards achieving.

They are:

• Ready Reader- Accumulate 5 AR points. Parent can read to or with their child.

• Independent Reader- Read 3 books independently at 1.2 reading level or higher and pass the quizzes.Also, accumulate a total of 10 points. These points include the points earned for the 3 books. The rest of the 10 points may include Read To and Read With books with parent help. (Passing is 80%)

• Rising Reader- Read 3 books at the 1.6 or higher book level independently and accumulate 10 points independently.

• Super Reader- Have Independent Reader certification. Read 3 books worth at least one point each and at the 2.0 reading level or higher and pass the quizzes independently. We require that Super Reader be reached 5X.
  

• Advanced Reader- Have Super Reader certification. Read 3 books at the 3.0 or higher reading level and worth at least 2 points each and pass the quizzes independently. We require Advanced Reader to be reached 5X.
  

• STAR Reader- Read 3 books at the 4.0 reading level or higher worth 4 or more points each and pass the quizzes independently.
  

RECOGNITION

Our school offers recognition to our students in several ways. When a child reaches a certification in AR their name is announced on our Reading Wall of Fame in our cafeteria. They also receive a certificate in recognition of their achievement and a postcard from Dr. Moore our principal! In May we will celebrate AR with a parade!

Volunteer State Book Award Program

In January and February your child will be listening to 20 books read out loud by their teacher. They will be voting on their favorite book and our school will send a winner to be counted in the statewide voting for the "Volunteer State Award Book 2009!" Tennessee media specialists recommend these books and the Tennessee Association of School Librarians sponsors the program. To see a list of the books please go to Click on the link for 2008/2009 PreK-3 titles and check out the annotations and book jackets for each title. You can also look at the link for the titles that will be read in the 2009/2010 school year.

On Dr. Seuss's birthday, March 3rd our students participated in a nationwide reading event called "Read Across America". On this day we held our school-wide voting for the #1 Volunteer State book in our building. Your child listened to 18 books read by their classroom teacher over a two month period and voted for their favorite.Our school winner was "Bad Kitty". A close second was "Punk Farm". Our winner will be sent in for the state tally for the #1 children’s book in Tennessee!

Accelerated Reading Quizzes Posted

Our school's AR Quiz list is posted on the school website! Click on the link for "AR" This is a great way for you to see what books you have in your home that our school library carries quizzes for!

Each school year we sponsor two book fairs for you to have the opportunity to see new books as they are published on the market. Children love the fairs and are learning the skill of how to select books of interest to them. Parents are welcome to visit our fairs anytime. I hope to see you there!

Our fairs are:

• November 7-14 8:00-2:30 daily:  Family Event, November 13th during Fall Festival.
• January 26th-January 30th 8:00-2:30 daily

One of my favorite times of the year is our annual reading program. During our 2 week program we hold a library book fair and Character Night.
Family nights will be:

• January 27th during Parent Conferences 3:00-6:00
  
• January 29th during our Character Night!

Family Reading Nights are coming to SYP!

We will be hosting four Family Reading Nights this year! Family nights will be held during Parent Conferences from 3:00-6:00! We would love for you to bring your children and spend time enjoying the "love" of books with them. Share big books, pop-up books, easy stories and non-fiction information together! Have a puppet show or share a flannel board story together! Take an Accelerated Reading test with your child. They will be glad to "show" you how it is done! Ms. Robb and classroom teachers will be there to answer any questions you may have. We hope to see you and your family at our Family Reading Night!

Dates for Family Reading Nights:

• October 14th
• November 25th
• January 29th (During the Book Fair!)
• March 12th

GREAT WEBSITES FOR STUDENTS AND PARENTS!

A great website to use if you are wondering what to read!

Try out the links to many author websites of great fiction chapter books!

Author Ann Martin and her Babysitter books!

The first Baby-sitters Club book was published in August of 1986, and Kristy's Great Idea was shared with many girls world wide. It wasn't too long before Ann introduced younger girls to Karen, Kristy's little sister in 1988. This series invited the little sisters of Baby-sitter Club fans to join the fun!
Try out these series of books:
The Baby-sitters Club (including Super Specials)
The Baby-sitters Club Mysteries
Baby-sitters Little Sister
The Baby-sitters Club Friends Forever

Need some babysitting help? Get some
Baby-sitting Tips from Ann Martin!

Author Beatrix Potter

Classic children's writer Beatrix Potter is famous for her stories about Peter Rabbit, Tom Kitten, Squirrel Nutkin and Jemima Puddle-Duck!

Author Dav Pilkey
He's so funny!
Check out "Dav's Page O Fun!"
Mr. Pilkey is famous for his
"Captain Underpants" series!

Author Eric Carle
One of our favorite books by Eric Carle is
"The Very Hungry Caterpillar!"

Author Jan Brett
Visit author Jan Brett's website! Our school loves her books and artwork!

Author Patricia Polacco
Download Patricia's drawings to color!

Book Adventure- A great way to practice for AR!  

Caldecott Medal Winners
The Caldecott Medal was named in honor of nineteenth-century English illustrator Randolph Caldecott. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children. Look at ALA's Caldecott homepage for current and past winners!

Cam Jansen and more......!
Visit with author David Adler to discover the popular book series Cam Jansen and his many other stories!

Children's Online Storybooks
Enjoy stories with your child!

Dinosaur Hall Museum of Natural History
This is an awesome dinosaur website with cool pictures and information!

Do You Love "I Spy?" 
Walter Wick, the author of the "I Spy" Series!!

Do You Love Mysteries? Try out Ron Roy!
Ron Roy writes two mystery series for young children. Give them a try!
A to Z Mysteries and Capital Mysteries

Dr Seuss and his famous Seussville Characters!  
Remember way back when you read Cat in the Hat and Green Eggs and Ham? Well, your children love those same books too! Have fun on the Seuss website!

Family, Child and Teacher Ideas!
Scholastic provides a wealth of ideas for the support of reading. They are the company that sponsors our school classroom clubs and library book fairs.

Got a question? Ask Jeeves! 
Do you need to search a question for school? Just Ask Jeeves!

It's Cool- A Online Dictionary!! 
Have fun exploring this online dictionary with hundreds of links to outside websites!

Judy, a Character You Will Love!
Enjoy crazy adventures with a new book character- Judy Moody! You will love her silly actions!

Junie B Jones!
Junie B is the most popular chapter book series in our school. All the books have AR quizzes and are really enjoyable to read with your child. Junie is one fun loving character- enjoy her website too!

KidsPlace
Kids' games and activities for math, reading, language arts, social studies, and science.

Learning Disability Advice 
Learning Disability Online is a helpful website for parents and teachers. It offers parental support and teacher ideas for assisting LD children.

Love sports? Try out these fiction chapter books! 
Matt has written sports books for children and young adults. Do you love soccer, football, basketball or track? Give these sports subject and many others a try!

Magic Tree House!
The Magic Tree House Series is another popular chapter book set our students love. These books all have AR quizzes and are worth one point each. Enjoy the adventures of Annie and Jack on their website!

Mountain Press newspaper
Link to Sevier County's newspaper for area school info, tourist info and community news!

Parents Place
Family resources for parents and caregivers who want to help their children excel in school. Includes the Home Activity Center, Homework Help, Kids' Publishing Corner, and the Home Schooling links.

PBS GrownUps!
Links to educational philosophies, educator guides, and at-home activities related to PBS Kids programming. For lesson plans matched to curriculum standards, visit PBS TeacherSource.

PBS Kids
Direct links to Arthur, Clifford and many other PBS characters!

Sevier County Board of Education
Link to your county school system web page.

Seymour Herald Newspaper 
Link to our local Seymour newspaper for up-to- date school and community information!

Smithsonian Institute
Enjoy the Smithsonian Museum’s electronic field trips and learning resources. Download their current Kids magazine! Check out their Kids Collecting area!

TEL- The Tennessee Electronic Library
This is an excellent site for looking up information in books, newspapers and magazines!
Log onto TEL with the password "Elvis". Search the InfoTrac databases. I recommend the "Kids Edition" for elementary children! This website is sponsored by the state education department and is free for all students in the state of Tennessee.

The World of Rose Mary Wells
We love Max and Ruby!

Try out out author Kevin Henkes and his mice!
Enjoy Miss Lilly and her Purple Plastic Purse!
Kevin is the 2005 Caldecott winner for his book
"Kitten's First Full Moon"!

Try this great author- Judy Blume!
Judy has written books for young people for many years. Enjoy this fun website!

Volunteer State Book Nominations 2008-2009

We all remember the Little House on the Prairie books!
Travel back in time with Laura Ingalls Wilder and her Little House on the Prairie series of books! This wonderful series was turned into a television show too!

We love Beverly Cleary and Ramona! 
Beverly Cleary has written children's picture and chapter books for many years. We have many of her books in our AR collection!

Welcome to the World of Ezra Jack Keats
Author Ezra Jack Keats